Johannesburg 221(g) Tracker
Live administrative-processing picture at Johannesburg, from 6 community-reported cases — medians, backlog aging and the latest movement, updated as reports arrive.
Interview volume & pending backlog
Tracked Johannesburg interviews per month, and how many are still pending today.
Days-to-approval distribution
Resolved Johannesburg cases only.
What Johannesburg has asked for
Every document request recorded on a Johannesburg 221(g) so far, most frequent first. Document types only — never anyone’s actual documents.
- passport (mail back)
- police clearance certificate
- social media URLs by email
1 of 6 tracked Johannesburg cases were asked to submit by email. Slip colours seen here: green.
Johannesburg and the immigrant visa pause
No callbacks of any kind have been reported at this post since the cable.
One reply received, reading in full "thank you for your email". CEAC updates stopped on 11 September.
Every post, side by side: immigrant visa pause status by embassy.
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Recent Johannesburg case reports
Newest first, fully anonymized.
| Reported | Visa | Status | Interview | Approved | Days | Slip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | F1 | approved | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-12 | 11 | green |
| 2025-12-15 | F1 | pending | 2025-12 | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | B1/B2 | pending | 2025-09 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | — | pending | 2025-06-30 | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | — | pending | 2025-06-10 | — | — | green |
| 2023-09-30 | other | pending | 2023-09 | — | — | — |
Johannesburg 221(g) — quick answers
How long does 221(g) administrative processing take at Johannesburg in 2026?
Among 1 resolved community-reported cases at Johannesburg, the median is 11 days from interview to approval, with 75% clearing within 11 days. 5 tracked cases have been pending 60+ days — outcomes are fast for most and slow for a stuck minority.
What do most 221(g) slips at Johannesburg ask for?
Recorded requests at Johannesburg: passport (mail back); police clearance certificate; social media URLs by email. 1 of 6 tracked cases here were asked to submit by email — the subject-line format matters, see the playbook.
Is my Johannesburg 221(g) wait normal?
Use the My Case comparator: enter your interview date and it shows what share of Johannesburg cases had cleared by your day count, and how many are still pending at least as long.
Waiting on a Johannesburg 221(g)?
See where your case sits against every tracked Johannesburg timeline, and grab the submission email template.